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Re: Too much thyroxine? » noa

Posted by MB on July 10, 2001, at 20:37:40

In reply to Re: Too much thyroxine?, posted by noa on July 10, 2001, at 10:57:16

> .8 is low, but it depends on the person and their needs. Usually, doctors are quick to get worried about hyperthyroid symptoms accompanied by a low TSH, so your doctor is unusual. My TSH is that low, but on purpose, because at higher levels, I still have hypothyroid symptoms (the opposite of hyperthyroid), which make me feel not well at all, and at this level I have no signs of hyperthyroid. If I did, I am sure my doc would want to adjust my meds accordingly.
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> I would ask the doctor why he isn't concerned, and if he doesn't beleive it is the thyroid, what is causing your symptoms. I might also go for a second opinion. What kind of doctor is your doctor? Perhaps going to an endocrinologist?
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> Also, did you have other Thyroid tests run besides the TSH? The about.com page has a link to a page about thyroid tests and results.

It was a GP in an "in-and-out" style HMO environment that ran the tests. He is a smart guy, but impossible to pin down for more than 7 minutes at a time. He only ran the TSH, and did not check for T3 levels, which I thought was weird, but then again, I'm not a medical doctor, so I deferred to him. He wants to wait three months to see me again...said all the test were normal (guess he's not as uncomfortable with my symptoms as *I* am--and I *am* uncomfortabe, literally). Over the past two days, I made a mistake and took three of my l-thyroxine pills instead of two. The symptoms got really bad: pounding headache, ability to feel my heart beating in my chest along with tachycardia everytime I stood up, sweating and feeling thirsty and parched like I was dying in the desert. This seems like hyperthyroidism to me, but then again, it's totally subjective, it could be psychosomatic or due to something else...won't know without more tests. I like your endocrinologist idea. I didn't take a thyroid pill today. I've missed a week before without getting hypothyroidic, so i might take a few days off from the medication and see if I feel better.


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